The Positive effects of Music

Music is the speech of angels . Angels are the exemplifications of goodness , uprightness , and everything that bespeaks of morality and mortality . It is said that music is the child of prayer and the companion of religion . Among the Hindus and the Egyptians , music is interwoven with religion . I

Aristotle , the great philosopher , saw in music not only enjoyment relaxation , and recreation , but also release of tension and an incentive to a positive development of character . Likewise Plato , another Greek philosopher said , Through music , rhythm and harmony find their ways into the

inner-most soul of man which becomes part of his personality

Music is the unifying element where man finds adequate expression and inner satisfaction for feelings . Dignity and love of work is manifested in songs about the boatman (barcarolle , sailor (chantey , and the farmer (Japanese rice planting songs . Early history of man has a treasure of songs evoking friendship (English , victory (Greeks , grief ( Russians , and festivities ( French . The Belgians have songs for bathing , and the Vikings also had songs about rowing their boats . John Dewey said in Sobritchea 's Famous People on Music , As sculpture expresses the enduring , the stable , and the universal , so music expresses stir , agitation , movement , the particular , and contingencies of existence (47

Music helps establish emotional integrity . Fully aware of his social and moral responsibilities , the teachers uses remedial measures to extricate the student from delinquent situations , safe from the thorny clutches of evil and vice and from crime - through new musical presentations such as music in the puppet and marionette shows

That music is a manna for emotional catharsis finds evidence in the continuing proliferation of music groups , vocal and instrumental , and in the various contests and festivals which allow the surfacing of talents of the people , young an old ( American Idol , Just for Variety et al

It is now generally realized that music brought about in ways that have meaning to the child , contributes significantly to building the child 's personal identity , enriching his life by developing understanding and perception in his social environment through sound color , emotion , thought and social relationships and expanding his ability to imagine , create , and appreciate with discriminating judgment

Human beings are lovers of music . Singing , according to Quema Torrelavega in The Myths in Music ' was an ongoing even before the discovery of other countries such as the Americas (98 . In Roman mythology , the spirits of the gods had to be appeased through songs Prayers , lustrations and laughter were accompanied by songs . Music is a necessary ingredient in all ceremonies : weddings , delivery of the new baby , baptismal , etc . Music is the flavor of games , dances , worship festivities , and other ceremonies expressing joy , humor , wonder , and sorrow

Again to include John Dewey as cited in David 's Music 's Mystique said that music is also change . For Music is a discipline geared to the physical , social , and physiological developments of people , as well as to the socio-economic aspects that lead to the fulfillment of moral values

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